Welcome to the 5th Annual TOPkit Workshop!

Community Conversation Channels

This year, the TOPkit team really wants to focus on community and virtual connection. One way we plan to do this is by taking an intentional approach to using social media to share workshop stories with each other and the world, and you are key part of making this meaningful! Please join our TOPkit Workshop Discord server at https://discord.gg/AzcmbUTy to view event updates, check in with colleagues on presentations you may have missed, and see what’s happening throughout the day.

The official event hashtag will remain #TOPkitWorkshop, and you can find us on the major social media channels @TOPkitlive (Twitter), @TOPkit.org (Facebook), @TOPkit (LinkedIn). We look forward to ‘seeing’ you all soon!

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Download Zoom Backgrounds

Virtual Zoom backgrounds are available for your download and use with Zoom. Join the fun and choose a TOPkit Workshop 2021 theme background to display as you present or participate.

Schedule

For session descriptions, take a glance at the TOPkit Workshop 2021 Session Schedule.

Key for the Session Type Icons in the Schedule

Innovation Summit and TOPkit Workshop – Virtual Collaboration Session

Join us at the Virtual Venue on March 24, 2021, at 1:30 PM EDT for the prelude to the TOPkit Workshop, bridging participants from Innovation Summit. Grab a cup of rocket fuel and let’s get started–this unconferencing session is for you! If you’d like to explore and try out the tool, arrive a half hour early.

Session Recording Disclaimer

The information being presented during sessions will be recorded for participants’ access only, though conversations in breakout rooms will not. We thank you in advance for your patience, as recordings will be posted on titles of sessions on Tuesday, March 30.

“Engage!” Thursday, March 25, 2021

Select the room (i.e. Virtual Venue, Enter The Bridge, Enter Holodeck, Enter 10-Forward) of the session you’d like to attend to enter.

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM EDT
	Virtual Venue	Breakfast Club Chat: Meet & Greet by Charlotte Jones-Roberts
8:45 – 9:00 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	TOPkit Chair Welcome from Jennifer Smith FLVC Welcome from John Opper
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Navigating the Learning Metaverse” Keynote Address by Ellen Wagner
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“What is Learning Engineering?” by Invited Speakers Aaron Kessler and Jim Goodell
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Use Public Relations Principles to Inspire Faculty Development” by Jennifer Smith and Micah Jenkins
	Enter Holodeck	“Integrating Digital Literacy Concepts into Online Course Design” by Jing Wan and Daniel Mangei
	Enter 10-Forward	“Building Instructional Resilience: Formulating a Response to Crisis Pedagogy” by Michael Strawser, Julie Donnelly, and Ann Neville Miller
12:15 PM – 12:50 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Beam Me Up Talk” with Keynote Ellen Wagner and Invited Speakers Aaron Kessler and Jim Goodell
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Promoting Active Learning During a Pandemic” by Janine Diaz-Cotto and Brittany Anthony
	Enter Holodeck	“Where will your Passport take You?” by Alexandra Bitton-Bailey and Nikki Lyons
	Enter 10-Forward	“Quick Quality Guide: 10 Take-Home Tips to Make Your Course Sexy” by Melissa Vasallo, Lisa Boskovic, and Ena Urbina
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Supporting Faculty in Preparing for Online Course Quality Reviews” by Rose Vu and Jo Smith
	Enter Holodeck	“Design Thinking and Radical Hope: Rethink, Reshape, and Respond with Resilience (Circles to Squares)” by Hector Noriega, Amy Crowley-Gonsoulin, and Jonathan Gonzalez
	Enter 10-Forward	“Want Quality? Consider A High-Touch Instructional Support Model” by Olysha Magruder and Paul Huckett
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Adaptiveness and Instructional Tech” by Invited Speaker Chuck Dziuban and Patsy Moskal
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	Vulcan Mind Meld: TOPkit Trivia Event

“Warp Speed!” Friday, March 26, 2021

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM EDT
	Virtual Venue	Breakfast Club Chat: Meet & Greet by Charlotte Jones-Roberts
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Active Learning Strategies for Online Teaching” by Marina Kamenetskiy
	Enter Holodeck	“Evaluating Faculty Development” by William Carpenter
	Enter 10-Forward	“Faculty Forward: A Long-Term Faculty Development Program for Part-Time Faculty” by Olysha Magruder
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Introduction to Quality Matters ” by Jim Snyder
	Enter Holodeck	“It isn’t all about the money! Incentivizing Faculty to Participate in Professional Development” by Brenda Watkins and Sophia Kowalski
	Enter 10-Forward	“Positive Behavior Management Strategies in the Virtual Classroom” by Maria Reyes and Caroline Pratt Marrett
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	“Supporting Digital Innovations in a Post Pandemic World” with Invited Speaker Wendy Howard
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	Wrap Up from TOPkit Workshop Chair by Jennifer K. Smith
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EDT
	Enter The Bridge	Live Long and Prosper: Reflection & Closing by Amanda Major

Technology Support

We imagined that you would likely live long and prosper with some technical instructions. Here are a few guidelines to help ensure your participation goes smoothly. 

Download TOPkit Workshop Technology Instructions.